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I HAVE to thank Mr. Buchanan White (NATURE, Sept. 12) for the statement that “many water-beetles are not only winged but use their wings.” My error as to fact, however, has no effect on the argument of my letter (NATURE, Sept. 5), which was, that although it is probable the first insects emerged from the water with their wings formed, yet the existing aquatic insects throw no light on the origin of the class.
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MURPHY, J. Water-beetles. Nature 7, 47 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/007047e0
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